Wildfires threaten residential areas 150 miles from LA

A massive wildfire, made worse by high heat and strong winds, threatened hundreds of homes Thursday and forced thousands to evacuate the mountain community of Idyllwind, California, 150 km from Los Angeles. Duration: 00:55

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The Rocky Fire in northern California grew to 47,000 acres by the morning of August 2, according to CalFire . More than 6,000 structures are threatened by the wildfire, which remains at 5 percent contained. Twenty-four homes have been destroyed by the fire. Mandatory evacuations are in effect, impacting more than 12,000 people. The major thoroughfare Highway 20 is closed, though the fire has not crossed the road, which officials have been concerned may happen. Credit: Instagram/Dave Mills …

The Willow Fire in California’s Sierra Nevada National Forest burned through 5,100 acres on August 1. While the wildfire grew by 1,000 acres overnight, so did its containment level, according to local media . The incident report states that the fire is 50 percent contained. Fire officials told local media they expect the fire to be at least 90 percent contained within the next week. The blaze threatened 450 buildings, but none have been destroyed. Mandatory evacuations are also in place.
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